A local mother and cancer survivor who was left feeling ‘abandoned by the system’ during her treatment is launching a new monthly support initiative at The Marlowes Shopping Centre to ensure no one else faces cancer alone. Sharon Goodway, 39, was diagnosed with cancer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic after initially being misdiagnosed. […]
Lindengate Charity has unveiled an exciting programme of community events, outdoor theatre, family experiences and wellbeing activities for 2026, as the Wendover-based mental health charity continues to bring people together through nature, creativity and community connection. The announcement follows the huge success of a recent fundraising event featuring legendary singer Tony Hadley, who performed an […]
Get ready to rethink your wardrobe as Tring Together hosts Refashioned Finds, an evening dedicated to the beauty of sustainable style. Taking place from 7.30pm on 17 June at St Peter & St Paul Church, this community event proves that the most fashionable clothes are the ones already in existence. Moving away from the environmental […]
Councillor Garrick Stevens was elected Mayor of Dacorum at the Council meeting held at The Forum on Wednesday 13 May. Cllr Stevens represents Berkhamsted East on both Berkhamsted Town Council and Dacorum Borough Council and has many years of experience serving residents across the borough. He has previously held the position of Berkhamsted Town Mayor […]
Four new police dogs – Murphy, Madden, Dixon and Muzza – have officially joined the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) Dog Unit team, having successfully completed their training. The dogs and their handlers – Sergeant Dan Amos, PC Dale Jenkins, PC Josh Westgate and PC Liam Mandrell – officially passed out at a ceremony held […]
From 23-31 May, Herts Rivers Week is returning for the second year running, with a renewed focus on the urgent need for everyone to save water and protect Hertfordshire’s globally rare and fragile chalk rivers. Herts Rivers Week, hosted by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT), aims to put a spotlight on local chalk rivers […]
On 24 and 25 May Bank Holiday, over 150 Napoleonic re-enactors from riflemen to cavalry will take over Chiltern Open Air Museum in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. Visitors can watch expert displays of skirmishes, horsepower, cannons and weaponry from the Napoleonic era. At this special living history event, the sights and sounds of the early […]
Patients in Hertfordshire will be among the first in the UK to benefit from the most advanced robotic surgery technology ever used by the NHS – which will speed up recovery times for cancer surgery, increase the number of operations available and cut waiting lists. The state-of-the art platform is designed to minimise tissue damage […]
The results are in! On Friday 8 May 2026, the Mayor of Dacorum, Cllr Catherine McArevey officially revealed the winning names for the borough’s 45 bin lorries at Cupid Green Depot in Hemel Hempstead, which were submitted by local primary school children. Launched in March, the ‘name the bin lorry’ competition invited children to send […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary will conduct a week of action to combat knife crime between Monday 18 and Sunday 24 May as part of Sceptre, a national knife crime initiative. Knife-related crime remains low in Hertfordshire, compared to other parts of the country, but the campaign aims to raise awareness that carrying a knife is illegal and […]
Behind the clinical statistics of dementia are thousands of local families navigating a journey often described as ‘the long goodbye’, the heart-wrenching experience of watching the personality, memories, and spirit of a loved one gradually fade. To provide a lifeline for those facing this emotional struggle, The Marlowes Shopping Centre has announced it will host […]
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is introducing 42,000 extra seats on its services to and from London Euston every week as part of a national timetable change coming into effect this Sunday 17 May. From this weekend, LNR is completing the rollout of its brand-new electric trains onto routes between London and Milton Keynes and on […]